"linear perspective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: linear perspectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} linear perspective (countable and uncountable, plural linear perspectives)
  1. (art) A form of geometric perspective in which parallel lines are represented as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art Hypernyms: perspective Related terms: foreshortening Translations (perspective): viivaperspektiivi (Finnish), lineaariperspektiivi (Finnish), perspective linéaire [feminine] (French), perspektywa linearna [feminine] (Polish), лине́йная перспекти́ва (linéjnaja perspektíva) [feminine] (Russian), perspectiva linear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-linear_perspective-en-noun-BecBr9zT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: art, arts

Inflected forms

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